Sort of a gray day today, but we went joy-riding in the dinghy up the Big Marco RIver. We'd never been up past the bridge -- which at high tide was showing 54 feet clearance, not enough for our 55 foot mast -- always nice to know! But the dolphins were churning up the waters like crazy. Bad thing about dolphins is it's almost impossible to catch them on camera, they appear and disappear in randome spots. I didn't get any good photos, but they were obviously playing around our joy-ride!
We didn't realize it, but the BIg Marco River goes all the way to Goodlands - part of the 10,000 Islands. Lots of birds and apparently lots of fish from the number of fishermen anchored off the channels. We enjoyed the ride, this must be similar to what the Little Shark River further south in the 10,000 Islands looked like before a hurricane stripped off all the foliage.
More dolphins toying with our joy-ride!
David spotted a jelly fish swimming along.... on the return trip, we opted for an afternoon real estate tour ...
But our favorite was still this waterslide inside the cage. Just as last year, we dinghied past at REALLY slow speed hoping to spot someone that might invite us inside for a test drive. But alas, no invitation, and besides, it was just a bit chilly....
Evenings end by the Key West Fast Ferry coming right past our stern about 8 PM. If you're anchoring in Factory Bay, Marco Island (inside Capri Pass), be sure to leave enough room for the big Key West Fast Ferry and Marco Princess to fit between your stern and the shoreline. Looks like they had a good time!
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